diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/event.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/event.py
index 1f3200e196..42745e241e 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/event.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/event.py
@@ -119,21 +119,28 @@ def print_ui_queue():
     logger = logging.getLogger("BitBake")
     if not _uiready:
         from bb.msg import BBLogFormatter
-        console = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
-        console.setFormatter(BBLogFormatter("%(levelname)s: %(message)s"))
-        logger.handlers = [console]
+        stdout = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
+        stderr = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stderr)
+        formatter = BBLogFormatter("%(levelname)s: %(message)s")
+        stdout.setFormatter(formatter)
+        stderr.setFormatter(formatter)
 
         # First check to see if we have any proper messages
         msgprint = False
         for event in ui_queue:
             if isinstance(event, logging.LogRecord):
                 if event.levelno > logging.DEBUG:
+                    if event.levelno >= logging.WARNING:
+                        logger.handlers = [stderr]
+                    else:
+                        logger.handlers = [stdout]
                     logger.handle(event)
                     msgprint = True
         if msgprint:
             return
 
         # Nope, so just print all of the messages we have (including debug messages)
+        logger.handlers = [stdout]
         for event in ui_queue:
             if isinstance(event, logging.LogRecord):
                 logger.handle(event)